| Anders Manga | |
| Origin: | United States |
| Genre: | Dark wave, death rock |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Label: | Napalm Records |
| Website: | www.andersmanga.com |
Anders Manga is an American recording artist best known for his solo darkwave work and with his wife Devallia in the heavy metal band Bloody Hammers. His first release was under the name "Coffin Moth" in 1997, a deathrock music project. In 2012, Anders' song "Glamour" was featured in Season 4 Episode 04 of The Vampire Diaries.
In 2019, he released "The Summoning, a new album by Bloody Hammers. In late 2013 he signed Bloody Hammers to Napalm Records and have since released four albums with the label. In 2015 he started another project inspired by horror soundtracks from the seventies and eighties called Terrortron which was featured on the Rue Morgue compilation titled They Came From Rue Morgue.
He is currently married to band member Devallia since 2005.
Anders was eleven years old when he first began teaching himself Bass guitar, after borrowing a bass from a neighborhood friend.Anders identifies David Bowie as having been his main musical influence as a child, and has said that he was the reason why he wanted to pursue music. Other artists such as Gary Numan, Alice Cooper, Roky Erickson, The Sisters of Mercy and Black Sabbath also had a major influence on his musical tastes.
Devallia (Organ) & Anders Manga (Vocals, Bass, Guitar)